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Head of swine livestock. Provinces

Head of swine livestock. Provinces 2023
Reproducers
Piglets Pigs < 50 kg Fattening pigs Male Sows Total
Barcelona 753,167 329,415 609,144 979 187,164 1,879,870
Girona 180,610 262,891 358,420 687 72,404 875,011
Lleida 1,590,023 1,019,405 1,726,957 2,523 302,193 4,641,101
Tarragona 243,030 85,621 243,834 189 57,811 630,485
Total 2,766,829 1,697,332 2,938,355 4,378 619,572 8,026,467
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.

Last update: November 29, 2024.

Methodological note

Methodological aspects

EU member states must carry out annual livestock surveys to determine the number of cattle and type by age and productive states.

Livestock surveys aimed at quantifying the number of pigs, sheep and goats present on Catalan farms in two specific reference periods. In sheep and goats, information on milk production and its destination is also gathered. Regulation 1165/2008 states that two yearly surveys into pig production will be carried out, the first in May and the second in November. For sheep and goats, one annual survey is to be carried out into the two species together during the month of November. The population scope includes all pig, sheep and goat production within the territory of Catalonia and recorded as active in the registry of farms of the DAAM.

The body responsible for the management, implementation, review and dissemination of the results of the Survey of Livestock in Catalonia is the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and the Environment (DAAM). This statistical operation is to be carried out in accordance with the rules established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) for all autonomous communities in the Spanish State.